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Community Garden

A young apple tree is thriving in the central garden bed this summer, surrounded by beautiful and colourful flowers.
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Community Garden in Full Bloom

From apple trees to flower beds, Melgund Township's community garden is growing this year.
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These beautiful flowers, donated by Art Borups Corners through their the Arts and Land Lab program will bring colour and care to the Dyment Recreation Park grounds.
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Art Borups Corners Helps Grow a Greener Future at Dyment Recreation Park

A June 15 announcement highlights new flower and apple tree donations from Art Borups Corners to Dyment Recreation Park in Melgund Township.
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Leanne Nicholson, Terri Bell, and Pat Daignault spent the afternoon at Dyment Recreation Hall Park in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario, taking part in a hands-on community effort to strengthen local recreation space through garden development and tree planting.
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Dyment Recreation Park Tree Planting

New apple trees and garden improvements at Dyment Recreation Hall Park highlight MRAC's support for placemaking and outdoor recreation.
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Sweet flowers, sour stalks. A beautiful showcase of the stunning, tiny white clusters that pop up when the rhubarb decides to bolt in the June sunshine.
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The Art of the Bolting Bloom: From Garden to Gallery

Rhubarb in full bloom! Check out these gorgeous, feathery white blossoms before they are trimmed back to focus on stalk growth.
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Melgund Township is integrating native northwestern Ontario wild roses into the rejuvenation of Dyment Recreation Park to foster a resilient, historically authentic local ecosystem.
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Hardy northwestern Ontario wild roses selected for Dyment Recreation Park

The ongoing revitalization of Dyment Recreation Park highlights the practical and ecological advantages of utilizing native northern flora like the wild prickly rose.
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Community volunteers transformed the grounds of Dyment Recreation Hall in Melgund Township through a successful community garden and flower planting project, preparing the recreation complex for Canada Day Festival celebrations across Northwestern Ontario.
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Community Volunteers Transform Dyment Recreation Hall Gardens

Community volunteers planted flowers, apple trees, and new gardens at Dyment Recreation Hall in Melgund Township.
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Melgund launches Milkweed to Market Project
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Melgund launches Milkweed to Market Project

Milkweed to Market introduces community members and artists to the concept of arts and climate entrepreneurship.
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Dusty and determined, a bumblebee claims its golden tax from a Melgund Township dandelion, fueled for the flight home.
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Gardening for Pollinators

Reclaiming Dyment Dirt for the Wings That Feed Melgund Township.
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The Climate and Creative Entrepreneurship Program in Melgund Township is an arts-based and participatory research initiative grounded in community arts and recreation programming across Northwestern Ontario. Serving the communities of Dyment and Borups Corners, the program brings together residents of all ages to explore climate awareness, creative entrepreneurship, and local sustainability through hands-on, collaborative learning. By integrating arts-based research methods with community engagement, it supports rural innovation while strengthening cultural and environmental understanding.
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Growing with Community

This year’s expansion builds on years of work with our friends in Manitoba and Minnesota. It’s been a long journey, but the garden is finally…
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Scaling Local Food Systems
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Scaling Local Food Systems

Local food production is the most effective strategy for building long-term nutritional resilience in Northwestern Ontario.
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Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture is a non-profit arts and recreation services provider supporting programs in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario. Business Number 741438436 RC0001.

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